SIX STATE group photography exhibition
at FAVA (Firelands Association for the Visual Arts) in Oberlin
Juried by Charles Mintz
*exhibition runs from March 3rd – March 30th
FAVA 39 South Main St. Oberin, Ohio 44074 ph: 440-774-2166

Established in 1977, The Drawing Center’s Viewing Program offers emerging artists the opportunity to include their work in a curated Artist Registry that is consulted by a wide variety of arts professionals from across the globe: curators, gallerists, collectors, and educators, among others.

I am featured in the current Popular Photography magazine
(February 2013 Issue).Article Online here
*The print version was out (at your local bookstores in February) and there was an ipad version as well.

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JANUARY 2013 UPDATES:

Baptiste & I are pleased to announce Issue #3 on the theme “OIL” MAKE8ELIEVE.
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DECEMBER 2012 UPDATES:

Baptiste and I are buzzy bees looking through the submission entries for MAKE8ELIEVE (art and culture online magazine) Issue #3 “OIL”.
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~ Thank you to Rebecca Horne (one of my favorite contemporary photographers) for her writing and for this opportunity to share my work with a large scientific audience!—Art & Science Journal feature (Canada)

—I started a TUMBLR Site so that I can create a digital sketchbook, showing new work and thoughts coming from my studio.

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MAY 2012 UPDATES:

Studio Space!I am happy to announce that I have an art studio (that isn’t my live space) to create and be part of the community. I am in a space surrounded by thoughtful and hardworking people including Michelle Muldrow, Andy Curlowe, Mark Keffer, Paul Sobota ….it’s a great feeling.
I will be posting the new work soon.

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APRIL 2012 UPDATES:

Artwork Interview with Lamar Clarkson~ about my photographic series, Perceptual Beauty for the Beauty Culture website DivineCaroline:(interview and slideshow linked here)—Palookaville 1 year anniversary exhibition and party THIS FRIDAY
Come on out and join us in celebration of Palookaville’s 1 year anniversary for a fun fun night of Art, Music, Drinks and a Chili Cook-off!!! Proceeds will go to benefit our neighbors at Ohio City Writers and this will all be happening at a brand spanking new art gallery … located at the big ex-auction house space 2 doors down from Palookaville.WHEN:
Friday Apr 27, 7pm – 12am

Proceeds from this event will go to Ohio City Writers, a non-profit creative writing center at 3208 Lorain Ave. in Cleveland. OCW organizes programs and volunteers to help youth, ages 8 to 17, hone their skills with the written word and, by extension, their imaginations, critical-thinking abilities and self-confidence. We believe that the future belongs to those whose words compel others to action.—The Gold Show … a themed exhibit about gold, value, and money. Participating artist will comment on the value of the dollar, gold prices, and the economy with works that deal with currency, precious metals, and related ideas as well as works that focus on the color gold, silver, and platinum or use precious metals as the medium.Artists include: Timothy Callaghan, Peggy Chern, Dan Corrigan, Dana Depew, Matt Hostelley, Harris Johnson, Jim Leach, Michelle Marie Murphy, Dustin Nowlin, Joshua Rex, Dante Rodriguez, Paul Rogers, Greg Ruffing, Simone Schiffmacher, Josh Usmani, Gadi Zamir

I was chosen as 1 of 6 artists for the Cleveland West Art League (CWAL) “Six in Studio” Project at 78th St. Studios in Cleveland Ohio.
This is a juried opportunity for 6 artists to spend a month inside the CWAL studio together, creating work in close quarters.The artists start work on the 78th St. Studios on the “3rd Friday” for an Open Studio Friday March 16th. At the end of their creative time together, the finished work is displayed in an exhibition Friday, April 20th.This is open to the public at the “Open Studio” Friday March 16th and
for the Exhibition Friday, April 20th
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attending my FIRST Artist Residency at the Shared Space Studios in Pentwater Michigan
I will be working there simultaneously with artists Eliza Fernand and Juliet Hinely.
More info about the work I create there coming soon…—-Announced a NEW online Publication Project – MAKE8ELIEVE art and culture magazine
I am co-curating this publication with Baptiste(Switzerland).
The first issue theme – DINOSAURS – is due Dec.1, 2011.
Enter all art/design/audio/text works now!
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OCTOBER 2011 UPDATES:

2011 Hey Hot Shot International Photo Competition

I am honored to announce that a new series of work that I am developing Perceptual Beauty received Honorable Mention in the 2011 First Edition of the Hey Hot Shot competition.Hey Hot Shot site—–

Nofound Photo Fair – Paris

An image of mine featured in Carpaccio Magazine & Atem Books will appear at the Nofound Photo Fair as part of the Black Box project in November 2011.—–

Created a new website for the series: Perceptual Beauty found here:http://social-forms.comMaking new work in preparation for a three-person exhibition this January with Jerry Birchfield and Mark Keffer at the Cuyahoga Community College Gallery (located at their Western Campus)

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JUNE/JULY 2011 UPDATES:

Solo Exhibition “America: a Comedy”

New acrylic paintings will be released from the series “America: a Comedy”. This series of new American History paintings are created from looking at the television home video competition, America’s Funniest Home Videos. Home movie stills are frozen in time and rendered in a thick expressionist style. The imagery transforms from humor into accounts of the extraordinary occurrences in domestic life.When:
Opening Reception Saturday July 2nd 6pm-11pm
-Thank you to all who attended “America: a Comedy”! For those of you who weren’t able to make it, and would like to see the work….
The shop/gallery is open Thurs & Fri: 12-7pm, and Sat. 12-5pm
This exhibition will be on display through Sat, July 30th.Where:
Ohio City (CLE) at the Pink Eye Gallery/Rag Refinery Space
3900 + 3904 Lorain Ave. (between W. 41st and Fulton)More info:Pink Eye Gallery FaceBook page here—

MAY 2011 UPDATES:

Group Exhibition “Clampdown: Labor, Management, and the Recession” curated by Greg Ruffing

I am exhibiting Video works, photographs from the “Resale USA” series, and paintings from the series “Winners USA” at the ALL GO SIGNS art event.
where: 1935 WEST 96TH 3RD FLOOR Cleveland, OH
when: April 29th and 30th
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MARCH/APRIL 2011 UPDATES:

group show: Pink Eye Gallery

The opening reception and event is this Saturday evening (April 2, 2011) from 6:00pm – 11:00pm. There will be a free music performance by the Oblique Orchestra (free form jazz)…music starting at 9pm.where:
Pink Eye Gallery
3904 Lorain Ave.
Cleveland, OHThis is a group show at the Pink Eye Gallery/Rag Refinery new space located @ 3904 Lorain Ave. in Ohio City (Cleveland). I have a small piece in the show titled “Walton-mart” (watercolor on polypropylene, light emitting diodes, batteries, wood, gold leaf). This is the first piece in a series about the Walmart family.More information:Facebook EventCool Cleveland announcement__

Solo Exhibition Closing Reception is this Friday January 14th 6-10pm at Brandt Gallery in Tremont
FINAL day to see the work is Saturday January 15th 12:00-4pmwhere:
Brandt Gallery
1028 Kenilworth Ave.
(Tremont) Cleveland, Ohio 44113216-621-1610
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Blog feature: Lenscratch

One of my photographs from the series “Re-sale USA” is featured on Aline Smithson’s blog titled “Lenscratch”.See the work here:Lenscratch Blog
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My good friend and artist, Sam Meador is having an OPEN STUDIO and I will have works on display on one of her studio walls!!!!
Please join us this Saturday November 6th in Lakewood from 1-8pm @ the Screw Factory (2nd Floor)!!!where:
Lake Erie Building (AKA the Screw Factory) 13000 Athens Ave Lakewood, OH 44107